Soap Stories, Sunglass Hut to open in new mall

Soap Stories and Sunglass Hut are the latest retailers to sign on for the Mall at University Town Center.

Soap Stories, a skincare chain that sells soaps and facial anti-aging products. The Canadian chain has stores in the Toronto Pearson International Airport and in downtown Toronto, among other locations. It is unclear at this time if this is Soap Stories first store in the United States.

Soap bars start at $12 but some anti-aging creams can run up to $400, according to the company’s website.

Sunglass Hut, a international retail chain that sells designer sunglasses, will open a new store in the $315 million Mall at University Town Center. The company was founded in Miami and is now apart of the Italian-based Luxottica Group, one of the world’s largest eyewear companies.

The chain has more than 2,000 retail stores across 2o countries, including storefronts in Westfield Group’s Southgate Mall and Sarasota Square Mall. Other stores in Southwest Florida include St. Armand Circle, Desoto Square Mall, the Ellenton Premium Outlets and Port Charlotte Town Center.

To see a full list of retailers coming to the Mall at University Town Center, click here.

Soap Stories and Sunglass hut joins other retailers, like Lush, Mac Cosmetics, Kiehl’s, Edward Beiner, among others, that the Herald-Tribune reported reported will open stores in the Mall at University Town Center. The 880,000-square-foot retail center will open October 16.

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